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An Ordinance to Amend Subsections 9.15(3)(d), (7)(c)(1) & (7)(d)(1)(b) & (d) of the West Allis Revised Municipal Code Relating to Pawn Shops, Secondhand Stores, & Secondhand Jewelry Dealers.
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The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Subsections 9.15(3)(d), (7)(c)(1) & (7)(d)(1)(b) & (d) of the Revised Municipal Code of the City of West Allis are hereby amended to read:
9.15 PAWN SHOPS, SECONDHAND STORES, SECONDHAND JEWELRY DEALERS.
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(3) Definitions.
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(d) "Secondhand Article or Junk Dealer" is defined as any person, other than an auctioneer, who engages in the business of purchasing or selling secondhand articles as defined above, who is not either a "pawnbroker" or a "secondhand jewelry dealer" as defined above.
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(7) Records to be Maintained.
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(c) Electronic Reporting.
1. Any dealer or pawnbroker who conducts 200 or more transactions per year shall electronically report each article purchased or received after April 1, 2010 using a computer program approved by the West Allis Police Department. Such report shall occur no more than 24 hours after the article is purchased or received and shall contain a complete description as required in Subsection (7)(b)(2) and a clear, unaltered digital photograph of any jewelry or article without a serial or identification number.
(d) Holding.
1. Holding times.
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b. Subsection (7)(d)(1)(a) does not apply if the secondhand article or secondhand jewelry transaction is submitted to the police electronically as described in subsection (7)(c) (1). Any secondhand article or secondhand jewelry purchased or received by a pawnbroker, secondhand article dealer, or secondhand jewelry dealer that is submitted to the police electronically as described in subsection (7)(c)(1) shall be kept on the pawnbroker's, secondhand article dealer's or secondhand jewelry dealer's premises or other place for safekeeping for not less than 15 days after the date the report is electronically submitted. Any secondhand article or secondhand jewelry shall be held separate and apart from any other transaction and shall not be changed or altered in any manner. The dealer shall permit the Chief of Police or any other police officer designated by the Chief to inspect the article or jewelry during the holding period within one business day of an officer's request.
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d. No holding periods apply to any secondhand articles or secondhand jewelry consigned to a pawnbroker, secondhand article dealer, or secondhand jewelry dealer.
PART II. All ordinances or parts of ordinances contravening the provisions of this ordinance are hereby amended.
PART III. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.
ATTO-AmendSubSec9.15(3)(d)(7)(c)(1)&(7)(d)(1)(b)&(d)PawnShops